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Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.

Developing and evaluating a major trauma course and coaching programme for ward nurses

Developing a major trauma course and coaching programme for ward nurses

A bespoke course is helping to increase nurses’ competence when caring for patients with complex trauma

Reducing the burden on Welsh ambulance services and emergency departments: a mental health 999 clinical support desk initiative

Reducing the burden on ambulance services and EDs: a mental health initiative

How mental health professionals worked with 999 call centre clinical support in Wales

Nitrous oxide tank cold burn to the forearm: a case study and discussion of the literature

Nitrous oxide tank cold burn to forearm: case study and discussion of the literature

N2O burn presentations are increasingly common in EDs, pointing to need for more formal care guidelines

Using body-worn cameras in emergency departments: a pilot project

Using body-worn cameras in emergency departments: a pilot project

A rise in violence at one trust prompted the introduction of body-worn cameras

Improving care for patients who experience miscarriage in emergency departments: a practice innovation

Improving care for patients who experience miscarriage in emergency departments

A practice innovation to improve care and increase nurses' confidence in breaking bad news

How to triage patients in the emergency department

How to triage patients in the emergency department

Familiarise yourself with the steps required when triaging a patient in the ED

Enhancing the nutritional care of older people by recording actual body weight: a quality improvement project

Enhancing the nutritional care of older people by recording actual body weight

A quality improvement project showed a simple intervention of relocating scales had a positive effect

Supporting nurses in acute and emergency care settings to speak up

Supporting nurses in acute and emergency care settings to speak up

How nurses can overcome barriers to raising concerns with senior clinicians in acute and emergency care

Sickle cell disease: healthcare professionals’ views of patients in the emergency department

Sickle cell disease: healthcare professionals’ views of patients

Examining why the care of people presenting to the emergency department is often suboptimal

Maximising nurse-patient communication in the emergency department

Maximising nurse-patient communication in the emergency department

How to remove or reduce barriers to have effective conversations with patients and colleagues

Frailty assessment of older patients in the emergency department

Frailty assessment in older patients in the emergency department

Screening for frailty can ensure appropriate clinical decisions are made

Bowing fractures of the forearm in children

Bowing fractures of the forearm in children: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management

Such fractures are easily missed due to presentation ambiguities and lack of awareness among clinicians

Compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in emergency nurses: a mixed-methods...

Active prevention of compassion fatigue would help avoid burnout and aid staff retention

Training nurses to triage: a scoping review

Lectures, simulations and workshops appear effective but a gold standard is needed to...

Health promotion in emergency care settings: investigating staff views and experiences

Staff and patients would benefit from a more structured approach to health promotion

Risk assessment and thromboprophylaxis in adult patients with lower-limb immobilisation

Fictional study of a patient with an ankle fracture to explore guidance on risk assessment

Assessment and management of pelvic fractures from high-energy trauma in adults

Enhance your knowledge of risks associated with pelvic fractures caused by high-energy trauma

Assessment of adult patients with neutropenic sepsis

Risk factors for and signs and symptoms of patients who present to the emergency department

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